[1] The Associated British Ports (ABP) and the Welsh Development Agency began undertaking a multimillion-pound land regeneration programme on 77 hectares (190 acres) of land next to the Number One Dock,[2] working with the Barry Joint Initiative from 1991,[1] and the Barry Waterfront Consortium was established to manage the regeneration scheme of the derelict area at the Number One Dock.

[2] At the same time it was announced that there were plans to remove the Vopak chemical tanks from the Barry Island side of the docks.

[5] In 2004, Cooke & Arkwright and Chesterton, acting on behalf of Associated British Ports and the Welsh Development Agency sold land at Holton Reach in the western part of the area to housing developer Redrow plc, who were given the go ahead to build a new estate at Holton Reach with 84 private houses and 29 "affordable homes", a doctor's surgery, and a community centre incorporating a church.

[7] In March 2012, a £230 million project to include "private and affordable housing, cafes, restaurants, play areas and public spaces" was granted planning permission.

[9] However, in July 2012, it was found that contamination levels on the site exceeded those which had been initially anticipated, and two years later the project was still stalled.